Glossary

AnonCreds:

Refer Anonymous Credentials

Aries:

The tool that helps humans, organizations, and things consume and emit bytes, store and manage data, and perform the crypto that self-sovereign identity demands.

Dedicated Agent:

Refer Dedicated Agents

DIDComm:

DIDComm is an open protocol for decentralized communication. It uses DIDs (Decentralized Identifiers) to establish confidential, ongoing connections, without the need for usernames and passwords. See more.

DIDs:

Refer Decentralized Identifiers.

FIDO:

Refer FIDO

Holder:

Refer Holder

Issuer:

Refer Issuer

JSON-LD schemas:

Refer JSON-LD schemas

Ledger:

A blockchain ledger is a digital record of transactions that is shared across a network and is immutable, or unchangeable.

Mediator:

Refer Mediator

Schema:

Refer Schema

Shared Agent:

Refer Shared Agent

SSI:

Self-Sovereign Identity

Tenants:

A tenant is a group of users that share access to a node in a business network. See more.

VCs:

Refer Verifiable Credentials

Verifier:

Refer Verifier

W3C:

Refer W3C

Wallet:

Refer Edge Wallet and Cloud Wallet

Zero-knowledge proof:

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are a cryptographic method used to prove knowledge about a piece of data, without revealing the data itself.

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